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Mars Hill's Peyton Higgins shakes off a Sheffield tackle earlier this season. Higgins was named the AHSAA spotlight player of the week for special teams after returning a kick 94 yards for a touchdown and returning a punt 91 yards for a score in the Panthers' win last week over Phillips
Bratton, Higgins honored by AHSAA
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Muscle Shoals High School senior inside linebacker Jackson Bratton recorded 15 tackles in the undefeated Trojans' 35-14 win over Hartselle last Friday to capture the AHSAA Football Defensive Spotlight for Week 3.
The University of Alabama early commit was the leader on a defense that is allowing just 9.0 points per game. Coach Scott Basden's defense currently ranks third in Class 6A this season behind Paul Bryant (6.3 ppg) and Oxford (8.7 ppg).
Bratton had a sack, fumble recovery and a pass break-up in his effort versus the Tigers. The pass break-up resulted in an interception by teammate Aiden Gay that resulted in an 87-yard return and a touchdown. Fellow inside linebacker Malik Smith also had 14 tackles and two sacks, and Gay finished the night with two interceptions.
Bratton edged out two other outstanding defensive performances for this week's Spotlight. Leroy King had 18 tackles in a 31-7 loss to Pinson Valley and Cameron Whited totaled 17 stops as the Wildcats beat Guntersville 42-14. He had two sacks among his tackles.
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Colbert Heights' tacklers can't keep Lauderdale County's Slade Brown out of the endzone in the first half of the game in Rogersville
LAUDERDALE COUNTY 34, COLBERT HEIGHTS 7/Brown keys Lauderdale County victory
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Slade Brown threw 2 touchdowns and ran for 2 more to lead Lauderdale County to a 34-7 Class 3A, Region 8 win over Colbert Heights.
The Tigers reeled off 26 points unanswered points in the first half en route to their third win in a row.
"We're still making some mistakes, but we seem to be getting a little bit better each week," Lauderdale County head coach Jeff Mason said. "I thought we played hard and intense and that's what helped us to jump out on them early.
"Lauderdale County (3-1, 2-0) took the opening kickoff and marched 53 yards on 8 plays, capped by a 1-yard touchdown run by Brown.
The Tigers recovered a fumble on the ensuing kickoff and on the next play Brown hit Blade Wisdom on a 44-yard TD strike to push the lead to 14-0. Brown tacked on an 11-yard touchdown run to close the opening quarter with Lauderdale County out front 20-0.
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